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Partial encapsulation of stents

US8617337B2 · kind B2 · utility

51Cited by

309References

13Claims

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Assignee

Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard Layne · Los Altos, US
Sandra M. Cundy · Mesa, US
Debra A. Bebb · Tempe, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2011
Grant date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T156/109
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of making an implantable medical device includes extruding a first ePTFE tube and a second ePTFE tube, cutting a plurality of slits in the first ePTFE tube, positioning a radially expandable support layer between the first and second ePTFE tubes so that the slits span portions of the support layer, and laminating the first ePTFE tube to the second ePTFE tube through openings in the support layer.

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